New Orleans police said in a Monday news conference regarding the shooting that happened on Mother's Day in the 7th Ward that witnesses are helping police with the investigation and asked for more to step forward.

THOUSAND DOLLAR AWARD IN THIS CASE... IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE A-T-F. EXPERTS SAY THE GROUP IS COMMUNITY POLICING AT ITS BEST. AND LAST YEAR, THANKS TO ANONYMOUS TIPS TO CRIMESTOPPERS, LOCAL POLICE MADE 220 ARRESTS. BUT HOW SAFE IS YOUR IDENTITY WHEN YOU TEXT OR CALL IN? WDSU ANCHOR SULA KIM PUT SYSTEM TO THE TEST. A SIMPLE PHONE CALL --CAN BE A BREAK THROUGH MOMENT FOR DETECTIVES. nats "crimestoppers" BUT HOW SECURE IS YOUR IDENTITY WHEN YOU DIAL THIS NUMBER? WITH THE HELP OF CRIMESTOPPERS PRESIDENT AND CEO DARLENE CUSANZA, WE CHECKED IT OUT...TO SEE HOW THEY CONCEAL YOUR IDENTITY. I CALLED USING MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE. THIS IS WHAT SHOWS UP ON DARLENE'S MONITOR ... A BLANK SPACE TO TAKE NOTES, A PLACE TO LOG THE TIME AND DATE... BUT MY NUMBER... NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. 7:47:10 there's no indication here as you can see that anybody was ever identified DARLENE SAYS THEY USE A SOPHISCATED MILITARY ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE TESTED BY THE SECRET SERVICE ... THE CALL FIRST GOES TO CANADA, THEN TO DALLAS AND THEN BACK HERE TO LOUISIANA.. THE NUMBERS ARE SCRAMBLED IN THE PROCESS--SO THE CALLER CAN NEVER BE TRACED 7:47:37 when it bounces each way it's encrypted there's no way that if someone calls us saying do you have the phone number that we can even identify the information DARLENE SAYS SAME GOES WITH EMAILING OR TEXTING, SO I HAD TO TEST THAT OUT FOR MYSELF TOO. SEE HERE? I DOWNLOADED THE "TIPSUBMIT" APP--AND TEXT MESSAGED A TIP. TO SEE IF MY NUMBER IS STILL COVERED UP ON DARLENE'S SCREEN... THIS IS WHAT POPS UP. JUST A TWO WAY DIALOG-- VIA TEXT MESSAGES. AGAIN MY NUMBER... NEVER REVEALED. THE ONLY NUMBER THAT'S IMPORTANT OF NOTE--IS THIS CODE. THE FOUR DIGIT CODE IS HOW THEY IDENTIFY THE CALLER-- REMEMBER IT--BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THEY KNOW IF YOUR INFORMATION LED TO A CONVICTION... IF IT DID, YOU COULD GET SOME MONEY. 7:19:34 what we're going to ask you to do is call back to see if this info has any if it leads to an arrest . 7:19:40 if it leads to an arrest and an indictment you are eligible for a cash reward SO CALL, TEXT OR EMAIL ...IF YOU THINK YOU HOLD THE CLUE TO A CASE...IT'S YOUR BEST WEAPON AGAINST CRIME. ON YOUR SIDE SULA KIM WDSU NEWS. YOU CAN CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 822-1111. CRIMESTOPPERS WAS LAUNCHED IN NEW ORLEANS BACK IN 1981. SINCE THEN NOT A SINGLE IDENTITY HAS BEEN REVEALED.

Coaches were more vocal and aggressive with players as training camp pushes ahead full steam. Players clashed with one another in several hard hits and tackles, indicating that ferocity was the name of the game.